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Radio Production Technical

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a Woofer?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
High frequency sound speaker
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Low frequency sound speaker

2. What is frequency?
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Making the sounds more usable.
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

3. What is Limiting?
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Below 20Hz
Middle frequency sound speaker
Muting sounds above peak

4. What is Mastering?
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

5. What is Compression?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up

6. What is Sibilance?
S sounds - sounds that hiss
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

7. What is SPL
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

8. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
Middle frequency sound speaker
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
In order to get a new perspective on the project

9. What is a Cycle
Low frequency sound speaker
High frequency sound speaker
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

10. What is a Tweeter?
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
High frequency sound speaker

11. What is Nondestructive Recording?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

12. What are the four dynamic processes?
Making the sounds more usable.
Decibels (dB).
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

13. What is sound measured in?
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Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Decibels (dB).

14. What are the levels of tones
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
From the peak to the trough
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Muting sounds above peak

15. What is Sonic Panorama?
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

16. What is Infrasonic?
Below 20Hz
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Business

17. What are Plosives?
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
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18. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Business
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

19. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
Muting sounds above peak
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
From the peak to the trough

20. What is sound measured in?
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Decibels (dB).
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

21. What is Amplification?
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Making the sounds more usable.
Sending the sound where you want it to go

22. What is a Cycle
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
High frequency sound speaker
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
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23. What is Routing?
Below 20Hz
Sending the sound where you want it to go
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To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.

24. What are the four dynamic processes?
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

25. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Above 20kHz
Cycles per second

26. Electromagnetic Spectrum
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

27. What are the levels of tones
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Middle frequency sound speaker
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

28. What is Compression?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
High frequency sound speaker

29. What is Editing?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
High frequency sound speaker

30. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Making the sounds more usable.
Cycles per second
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques

31. What does a Sound Wave look like?
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
High frequency sound speaker
Above 20kHz
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32. What is a transducer?
High frequency sound speaker
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

33. What is ultrasonic?
From the peak to the trough
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Above 20kHz
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom

34. What is Expansion?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Below 20Hz
Federal Communications Commission
Cycles per second

35. What is Expansion?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Muting sounds above peak
Above 20kHz

36. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Cycles per second
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

37. What does FCC stand for
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Federal Communications Commission
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

38. C of O's Station ID
Business
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio

39. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Middle frequency sound speaker
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

40. What is frequency?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Sending the sound where you want it to go
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo

41. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Cycles per second
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.

42. What is ultrasonic?
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Above 20kHz
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

43. What is Amplitude?
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
From the peak to the trough
Cycles per second

44. What is Destructive Recording?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

45. How does a Condenser Mic work?
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Muting sounds above peak
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

46. What is Recording?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

47. What is Gating?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Above 20kHz
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Decibels (dB).

48. What is Amplification?
Making the sounds more usable.
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

49. What is Sibilance?
Federal Communications Commission
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Middle frequency sound speaker
S sounds - sounds that hiss

50. What is our hearing range?
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Business
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)